RennSport88

Hi guys,

I just bought my first air-cooled, a Mexico blue '78 SC with a '85 3.2 swap. (It's my 2nd 911 total as I also have a 996tt). I'm attempting to drive it back from Maryland to the Florida panhandle. All was going well until dark when I discovered I had no headlights. I am in western Maryland now stopped for the night. But I need to get the headlight issue sorted in the morning as I still have ~15 hours of driving left. Was wondering if there are any porsche experts or helpful forum members in the western side of Maryland, Virginia, or North Carolina (basically anyone along I-80 or I-77)

RennSport88

Thanks in advance for your help!

Driver8

Try and contact the local PCA chapter president and they will be able to help you find a shop.

https://pcapotomac.org

or

http://pcachs.org

RennSport88

Good call, thanks!

j.kenzie@sbcglobal.net

Same thing happened to me. Try wiggling your signal/high beam stalk. My switch was bad. I found I only had high beams, but that got me home.
Good luck
Dave

Mondrian

Fuse!

GTgears

SSI performance and TPC are both in Maryland. Lufteknic is in Virginia.

drh

Fuse or headlight switch. Mine failed when we were in Island Park Idaho on vacation of all places. Went online to Pelican Parts and had a new one sent overnight and it took 10-minutes to R&R.

j.kenzie@sbcglobal.net

Good ideas, too. Hope it's something simple.
Dave

theiceman

i thought each headlight was fused seperately ..

obscene

correct. open up the fusebox and look for blown fuses. if there are none, turn the light switch on and twist the fuses around in their holders. this can clean up the contacts and hopefully cause the lights to come on.

obscene

however, since both are out it's most likely a switch issue.

j.kenzie@sbcglobal.net

Yep

Derek911

Consider yourself lucky if that is your only problem... Far from an emergency, more like an inconvenience. Push come to shove Just drive during day light hours and fix it when you make it home. A local porsche dealer could fix it in a pinch if it were really necessary, but I wouldn't sweat that until I got home. Good luck.

theiceman

lol thats what i was hinting at without actually saying it


you could always buy one of thoe million candle power flashlights and shine it out the front windshield ........ dont ask ....